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25th ANNIVERSARY NFCA National Convention December 10-13, 2008 Marco Island, Florida 2008NATIONAL CONVENTION NatIONAL FASTPItcH PORT PORT S CoacHES ASSOCIatION DECEMBER 10-13, 2008 "Building the Prepared Athlete: Success through Strength and Conditioning" Pre-Convention Seminar – December 9 National Convention – December 10-13 National Convention Exhibitor Show – December 11 & 12 Learn, Network and Discuss, In Beautiful Marco Island, Florida XHIBITORS IN THE THE IN XHIBITORS E CHOOSE TO AttenD THE PRE- THE Latest INNOVatIONS IN SoftbaLL CONVENTION SEMINAR EQUIPMent, anD SOME EXCELLENT BUYS Brandon Marcello, USA Olympic Softball Team Director of Hu- AT THE SILENT AUctION ND ND man Performance, has worked with some of the best softball More than 70 different companies are expected for the Exhibi- A athletes in the world. He'll discuss his methods in a four-hour tor Show, December 11-12. Learn about the newest in softball pre-convention seminar, covering warm-up and recovery, training technology and pick up great discounts at the Silent position-specific strength & development, answers to common Auction, on display Friday. CHES CHES questions and practical game-day nutrition. A FORUMS TO DISCUSS CHANGES AND FUTURE O MORE THAN TWO DaYS OF CLINIC OF THE SPORT C SessIons BY EXceLLent SpeaKers, Thursday and Friday will feature business meetings for the COVERING THE GAME individual membership groups. It’s the perfect time to discuss Learn valuable drills and tips from some of the best speakers in the key softball issues. softball today. Veteran coaches and national experts tell their secrets of the game. NetWORKING OPPORTUNITIES STPITCH STPITCH Fa HOW TO REGISTER Please complete the registration form and either mail or fax with payment to the NFCA office by Novem- ber 1 to receive the Early Bird Special rates. Registrations received after November 1 will be charged regular rates, and on-site registration will include a late-fee. General Registration – Please note that the convention fees are all-inclusive, except for the optional pre- THERING OF OF THERING convention seminar (Tuesday, December 9) and the golf and tennis tournaments (Wednesday, December 10). The NFCC Coaches College courses being held in conjunction with the convention require additional fees. Your GA convention registration fee covers all events except those mentioned above, through the afternoon of Saturday, December 13; this includes all receptions, luncheons, banquets and breakfasts. RGEST RGEST Friday/Saturday Registration Only – For high school and travel ball coaches only able to attend Friday and A Saturday, we are offering a special two-day only Early Bird Special rate — $250 for NFCA members and $375 for nonmembers. (You can join on the registration form to get the lower rate and receive NFCA membership ben- efits, including 12 issues of our official newspaperFastpitch Delivery.) The two-day only rate includes breakfast Friday and Saturday, and lunch on both days. Two-day registrants who wish to attend the Friday night NFCA Hall of Fame Banquet may buy a ticket for $50 (please see form). NFCA ATTENDEE REFUND POLICY Cancellations received prior to November 26 will receive a full refund, minus an administrative fee of $25. Cancellations after November 26 but prior to December 3 will receive a one-half refund. There will be no refunds for cancellations on or after December 3. ATTEND THE L THE ATTEND KEYnote SPEAKERCHRISTINE GRANT Christine Grant, former director of women’s athletics at the NACWAA and the Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association; University of Iowa and the 2007 recipient of the prestigious received the Billie Jean King Contribution Award from the G G NCAA President’s Gerald R. Ford Award, is the 2008 NFCA Women’s Sports Foundation; was selected as the 1996 NAGWS National Convention keynote speaker. Honors Award Recipient; received the 1998 NCAA Honda Award of Merit for Outstanding Achievement in Women’s Currently an associate professor for the Department of Health Collegiate Athletics and the R. Tait McKenzie Award from EETIN and Sports Studies at Iowa, Grant has a long history in the AAHPERD at its 2000 Convention. In 2007 she was selected as Title IX arena. She testified before Congress several times and one of the Top 100 Influential Sports Educators in America by M served as a consultant for the Civil Rights Title IX Task Force. the Institute of International Sport. She was a founding member of the Association of Intercol- legiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) and served in a variety of A native of Scotland, Grant served as wom- leadership roles with the organization, including president. en’s athletics director at Iowa from the She also served as president of the National Association of time the department was established SINESS Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) from in 1973 until her retirement in 2000. U 1987 to 1989. She graduated from the Dunfermline B College of Physical Education in 1956, Her honors have been frequent and many. Besides receiving and was a field hockey coach and player the Gerald R. Ford Award, which honors an individual who has in her native country and in Canada. She provided significant leadership as an advocate for intercol- came to Iowa in 1969, receiving a bach- legiate athletics on a continuous basis over the course of elor’s degree in physical education their career, Grant was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the and master’s and doctoral degrees ENERAL National Association for Girls and Women in Sport. In addition, in sport administration. G DECEMBER 10 WEDNESDAY, she has been named the National Administrator of the Year by BUILDING THE prepareD atHLete SUCCESS THROUGH STRENGTH & CONDITIONING PRESENTED BY BRANDON MARCELLO, USA OLYmpIC SOFTBALL TEAM DIRECTOR OF HumAN PERFORMANCE Gain knowledge of sport and position-specific training tech- PosITIon-SpecIFIC StrengtH & SpeeD DeVELopMent niques used with top college programs and the USA Olympic FOR CoacHES (HANDS ON/InteractIVE LEARNING) Softball Team. ☸ Learn drills to improve speed on the bases and out of the box; Warm-UP AND RecoVERY ☸ Find out how to develop lateral movement; ☸ Learn proper warm-up techniques that can help develop ☸ Know how to improve your pitcher's footwork through and maintain speed and strength; movement drills; ☸ Find out how long a warm-up should take in-between ☸ Discover methods for training your team without a weight multiple games; room – either on the field or in hotel rooms; ☸ Understand techniques to aid in your athletes' recovery ☸ Understand specific exercises for the female PM so they can stay “fresh” for postseason. athlete. ANSWERS to COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT STRENGTH INAR 1-5 AND CONDITIONING FOR SoftbaLL ☸ “Should my pitchers bench press?” M “Are Olympic lifts good for you?” SE “Are there differences in training females vs. males?” “Will women get big lifting weights?” “Should my pitchers run long distance?” “At what age should players start lifting weights?” “How often should we lift in-season?” “What is the best way to start on the bases for speed? ENTION And your specific questions sent to NFCA. DECEMBER 9 V PractIcaL GAME-DaY NUTRITION ☸ ☸ Know what and when to eat pre-game, post-game and in-between games; CON ☸ Find out what your pitcher should eat to maintain perfor- - mance during the game; ☸ Learn what snacks to keep in the dugout; RE ☸ Understand the “buzz” behind energy drinks. P TUESDAY ☸ Find out how to develop lateral movement. 2008CONVENTION SCHEDULE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7 friday, DECEmbER 12 NOON NFCC COUrse 404 through noon Tuesday 7 AM SCHUtt Sports CONTInentaL BREAKfast 8 AM HIGH SCHooL & TraVEL BALL BUSIness MeetINGS anD contINUatIon of otHer TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9 groUP BUSINESS MeetINGS 1 PM “BUILDIng THE PrepareD ATHLete: SUccess 9 AM EXHIBIT HaLL open UntIL 3 PM tHroUGH STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING” 9:30 AM “THE HIttING Debate” Jacquie Joseph, head PRE-CONVENTION SEMINAR Brandon Marcello, coach, Michigan State; Jo Evans, head coach, USA Olympic Softball Team Dir. of Human Performance Texas A&M; and Michael Lotief, co-head coach, Louisiana-Lafayette 11 AM “THE DIAMonD of SUccess: A WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10 pHILOSOPHIcaL MODEL FOR CoacHING” Holly 8 AM GOLF ScraMBLE Hesse, head coach, Missouri State 10 AM TENNIS TOURNAMENT Noon MIZUNO LUNCH IN THE EXHIBIT HALL 2:30 PM AWARDS & HALL OF FAME COMMIttee Noon SILENT AUctION IN EXHIBIT HALL AREA ends 2 PM 3:30 PM COMMIttee MeetINGS Rules, Internet and 2:30 PM “TAKIng THE NEXT Step: ADVanceD TIps AND Diversity DRILLS FOR THE OUTFIELD” Jessica Mendoza, 5 PM GeneraL BUSINESS MeetING three-time USA Olympian, and president of the 7 PM LoUISVILLE SLUGGER RECEPTION Women’s Sports Foundation 3:30 PM “DrILLS, DrILLS, DrILLS” John Tschida, head THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11 coach, University of St. Thomas 5:30 PM HALL OF FAME RED Carpet GALA 7 AM ADAMS USA CONTInentaL BREAKfast 6:30 PM NFCA HALL OF FAME BANQUet 8 AM COMMIttee MeetINGS All-American Regional Chairs, Camps & Clinics, Education & Publications, SATurday, DECEmbER 13 Nominating, Awards & Hall of Fame 9 AM BUSINESS MeetINGS/COLLEGE GroUPS 8 AM TEXas WoMan’S UnIV. Master’s Info Session 11 AM EXHIBIT HaLL open UntIL 6:30 PM 9 AM NFCA CoacHING Staff OF THE Year BRUNCH 12:15 PM Easton VIctorY CLUB LUNCHEON 10:30 AM ADIDAS ROUNDtabLE Three different time slots: 1:30 PM ASSIstant CoacH CAUCUS 10:30, 11:30 and 12:30 PM, with lunch provided at 2:30 PM SoftbaLL SUMMIT A Look at the Issues Facing 12:30 PM the Sport “Strength & Conditioning for Softball” Dana 4:30 PM “OLYMPIC PANEL” Observations from Beijing Cavalea, director